Quiz: Name That Academic Field, Smartypants.

The "logies" are coming! The "logies" are coming! Academic disciplines such as anthropology, biology, paleontology and many others all cover specific intellectual subjects. Can you pick which "logy" matches the questions in our quiz?

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Question 1 of 20

What field of study researches humankind?

archaeology

anthropology

Ancient Romans? Check. Modern-day Egyptians? Check. Anthropology is the study of all peoples and cultures in the past and present.

anatomy

Question 2 of 20

This academic field attempts to answer questions about ancient peoples by studying their fertility, movement and mortality patterns.

paleopathology

paleontology

paleodemography

And it's far less annoying than ultra-persistent Census workers. Paleodemographers attempt to paint a picture of the demographics of ancient populations.

Question 3 of 20

These scientists work on questions related to inland waters.

entomologists

limnologists

Don't worry -- your arms and legs are safe from these folks. Limnology is similar to hydrobiology and aquatic ecology, but it covers all aspects of inland waters, including chemistry, biology, geology and more.

oceanographers

Question 4 of 20

This academic discipline focuses on old tropical hurricane activity.

paleocycology

paleotempestology

It's an angry-sounding term for really angry-looking storms. Paleotempestology uses written records, as well as geological evidence, to gauge historical hurricane activity.

paleogygrology

Question 5 of 20

If you study the effects of cold temperatures on living creatures, you're a what?

cryobiologist

It might seem kind of mean, but cryobiologists learn all sorts of interesting facts about organisms when they subject them to frigid temperatures.

endothermologist

very mean person

Question 6 of 20

You'd study this if you wanted to specialize in a field that would let you research ancient and modern spores and pollen.

In order to study diseases and their development intensively, you'd pick this field.

pathobiology

No idea where you got that nasty case of Ebola? A pathobiologist could probably figure it out.

pharmacology

parasitology

Question 16 of 20

Examining the life cycle and structure of mushrooms would make you this kind of scientist.

mycologist

Fungi are one of the most common organisms on the planet, which gives mycologists a lot of potential research subjects.

fungalologist

fungiologist

Question 17 of 20

This is a field of study that might work toward stopping the spread of the herpes virus.

virology

Don't even think about kissing me! A virologist studies viruses and strives to find ways to slow down their spread.

pharmacology

herpetology

Question 18 of 20

This kind of scientist might combine knowledge of ancient material artifacts and DNA evidence from human remains to help reconstruct a prehistoric society.

archaeologist

bioarchaeologist

We don't mean they bring a version of the Flintstones back to life. Bioarchaeologists use clues from human material and skeletal remains to piece together cultural, political and biological elements of an ancient community.

evolutionary biologist

Question 19 of 20

You want to know everything there is to know about land masses and the way they change, so you choose to study this subject.

structural geology

geomorphology

The only thing that stays the same is change, even if you're a continent. No one knows this better than a geomorphologist, who studies landforms and their changes.

geophysics

Question 20 of 20

If you research microscopic organisms, you are most likely a what?

virologist

microbiologist

It's like biology in miniature -- microbiologists are keen on microscopic organisms and their interactions with other living creatures.